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. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied explosion pin logar province, i was talking to a group of men who are responsible for finding the ied to protect the other men. gregg's our purpose is to clear the roads -- >> our purpose is to clear the roads for possible well for the soldiers as as the nationals as well as they -- as they travel these roads. our mission is to protect the population and provide them the ability to move freely. >> these guys will roll out every day in these gigantic armored vehicles, mixing vehicles -- a relief tall one with a robotic arm called the buffalo, and another that scans the ground and protection vehicles. they
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there was the soviet invasion of afghanistan. and jimmy carter's response was to boycott the olympics, and popular with many people. unpopular with many people. -- and he had to run against ronald reagan, one of the best campaigners of the late 20th century, who was selling a different message about american greatness. he was saying -- and we had an energy crisis and carter was famously telling people to wear sweaters and turn down the thermostat. ronald reagan was ultimately scornful of that. i want to cover my children's ears when they hear that. america is a great country. we do not have to dial down our thermostats. we do not have to wear sweaters. we can be the shining city on a hill. selling american greatness, he appealed to the american voter. brac obama does not face that sort of problem -- barack obama does not face that sort of problem set. he had a successful military venture in the killing osama bin laden. he did not fail at it. he passed health care reform early because ihe knew his popularity would be greater earli
there was the soviet invasion of afghanistan. and jimmy carter's response was to boycott the olympics, and popular with many people. unpopular with many people. -- and he had to run against ronald reagan, one of the best campaigners of the late 20th century, who was selling a different message about american greatness. he was saying -- and we had an energy crisis and carter was famously telling people to wear sweaters and turn down the thermostat. ronald reagan was ultimately scornful of that....
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only afghanistan it can save afghanistan. right now, we should focus on america saving america. our future is not in the mountains of afghanistan, it is in the schools and universities just like this one, which educates the leaders and our entrepreneurs of tomorrow. it is in silicon valley, it is in the industrial corridors of the midwest. it is in our farms and our factories, at our ports that ship our products to the rest of the world. let me be clear, pakistan, which possesses a nuclear weapons capability and a fractured military that sponsors terrorism, because demand u.s. attention. we must acknowledge certain realities as we consider the wisest way forward. this is not a relationship based on shared values. it is transactional at best. many americans are suspicious in the wake of the bin laden operation. despite billions of dollars in aid, the united states has held a very low -- is held in very low esteem throughout the country. we cannot dictate fundamental changes upon an age old civilization from afar. make no mistake, as president, i will protect american security int
only afghanistan it can save afghanistan. right now, we should focus on america saving america. our future is not in the mountains of afghanistan, it is in the schools and universities just like this one, which educates the leaders and our entrepreneurs of tomorrow. it is in silicon valley, it is in the industrial corridors of the midwest. it is in our farms and our factories, at our ports that ship our products to the rest of the world. let me be clear, pakistan, which possesses a nuclear...
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guest: afghanistan is going to be a huge issue. it is interesting to hear iraq posed in that kind of light as a success story because it has been such a political albatross for politicians here. to hear it posed as a success story, you know, it is an interesting thing to hear. the big question in domestic politics is voters will be voted on afghanistan in 2012. the withdrawal that is supposed to begin pretty shortly here, how fast is it going to be? we do not know. it is such a tough and because if things go badly there, it is going to look bad for obama and tough for him to win votes. if he does not pull out fast enough, he loses support from his base. i think the war is going to be a major factor. host: we are going to be talking about national security issues shortly with bill gertz from the "washington times." let me show you this piece. iowa's record there back in 2000, pickled george w. bush. they have not picked the right one since 1988. with these two states have an impact on 2012? guest: i think so. there is so much moment
guest: afghanistan is going to be a huge issue. it is interesting to hear iraq posed in that kind of light as a success story because it has been such a political albatross for politicians here. to hear it posed as a success story, you know, it is an interesting thing to hear. the big question in domestic politics is voters will be voted on afghanistan in 2012. the withdrawal that is supposed to begin pretty shortly here, how fast is it going to be? we do not know. it is such a tough and...
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president of afghanistan was assassinated and the current president announced negotiations with the taliban was utile. -- was futile. the war of words has increased between palestine and israel. the dialogue with pakistan has become even more course in a critical part of the world. as if this were not enough, we have the presidential elections. in a new abc news and "washington post" poll thought -- 37% expect president obama to win reelection. republicans believe that their standard bearer, whoever is, will beat the president, and a dwindling majority of democrats, just 58%, expect the president to prevail in winning the iowa straw poll, michele bachmann, has returned to single digits and in the past 30 days, we have witnessed the governor of texas rick perry go from a non-tended to front runner status and probably lose half of his support. he and michele bachmann seeing on a race to the low single digits. interestingly, herman cain, a former ceo of godfather's pizza and president of the national restaurant association seems to be gaining traction and just won the florida straw pol
president of afghanistan was assassinated and the current president announced negotiations with the taliban was utile. -- was futile. the war of words has increased between palestine and israel. the dialogue with pakistan has become even more course in a critical part of the world. as if this were not enough, we have the presidential elections. in a new abc news and "washington post" poll thought -- 37% expect president obama to win reelection. republicans believe that their standard...
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if the united states leaves and unstable afghanistan. are we returning to the situation where they were buried in every ethnic group was fighting each other? or are we referring -- are returning to 1996? one of the two situations will certainly be there if you leave an unstable afghanistan. we have to be very conscious about what we are putting in a situation which is unstable. we have to analyze all of this and the impact on pakistan. >> i think it is hard for americans to understand the frame for which so many pakistani is the this relationship. let me do this over. the significance of india. what is the concern that pakistan has, and is its largest concern, do we not understand that? >> yes. i would not imagine that you don't understand. i can say that he show a lack of concern. we have fought wars. i strongly believe it has to be resolved. i am a strong believer that we have to resolve our dispute and have peace. we have been called in india that i am a man of war because i have fought two worse and i am a military band. -- i am a mi
if the united states leaves and unstable afghanistan. are we returning to the situation where they were buried in every ethnic group was fighting each other? or are we referring -- are returning to 1996? one of the two situations will certainly be there if you leave an unstable afghanistan. we have to be very conscious about what we are putting in a situation which is unstable. we have to analyze all of this and the impact on pakistan. >> i think it is hard for americans to understand the...
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this was for a fire fight in afghanistan. the first living recipient of the medal of honor since a few months later, a sergeant first class became the second living honoree of these conflicts. he was recognized for saving lives of at least two fellow rangers, throwing away a grenade that had been hurled at his colleagues. asked at a later time what he would have done differently without a chance, without a heartbeat lost, he said, "i would have thrown it with my left hand." [laughter] that is an american soldier. it was a great privilege for all of us to honor these two men for their service and their valor and their courage, leadership, and humility. they clearly show how they are becoming known as their nation's next created a generation. over the course of this past year, i have seen this next greatest generation at work in service to america. deployed, yes, to two very difficult theatres of war but also by 80 countries spanning the globe, including keeping peace in the cyanide, challenging nature, scouring the terrain of
this was for a fire fight in afghanistan. the first living recipient of the medal of honor since a few months later, a sergeant first class became the second living honoree of these conflicts. he was recognized for saving lives of at least two fellow rangers, throwing away a grenade that had been hurled at his colleagues. asked at a later time what he would have done differently without a chance, without a heartbeat lost, he said, "i would have thrown it with my left hand." [laughter]...
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they are active in afghanistan also. to a lesser degree than the hakanis can that taliban reported option host: let's hear from a republican in brown rock texas. good morning caller:. first question, this is on everybody's mind -- do you think that osama bin laden was there for five years and the pakistani government had no idea of his presence there or were unaware of his presence there? second question, why should we support pakistan and still some than billions of dollars when they are doing so many different things but are against our policies and they are aiding the taliban and helping to do strikes in india? why should we support them? host: to your point, foreign affairs committee chairwoman predicted the house would cut all aid to pakistan. guest: those are two excellent questions. it has been said before that osama bin laden possibility to hide in abbottabad either speaks to pakistani in confidence or collusion. it is important when trying to determine who knew what when that we make distinctions between the civ
they are active in afghanistan also. to a lesser degree than the hakanis can that taliban reported option host: let's hear from a republican in brown rock texas. good morning caller:. first question, this is on everybody's mind -- do you think that osama bin laden was there for five years and the pakistani government had no idea of his presence there or were unaware of his presence there? second question, why should we support pakistan and still some than billions of dollars when they are doing...
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under whose watch did we have wars in afghanistan that we started? under his watch, the economy faltered that we had to rescue it from going off of a cliff. republicans are equally responsible if not more responsible than democrats for th situation we are in now. host: when the democrats had control, why didn't they raise taxes? guest: i agreed that raising taxes on people making over $250,000 was a good idea. obamantroduced a budget that called for that. by the end of 200010, -- 2010, the tax cuts were going to expire. there was a situation where the economy could get even worse. we will not extend a tax cuts for the middle class. if you do that, extend it for the rich. -- and he said, i will sacrifice to reach a compromise. he has shown that willingness many times over. host: republican line, for lauderdale florida. caller: i am very fearful of something going on with the politics of the united states into the discussion going on now. i see the democratic party developing what i call. you elt me, and i will get other people's money and take care of
under whose watch did we have wars in afghanistan that we started? under his watch, the economy faltered that we had to rescue it from going off of a cliff. republicans are equally responsible if not more responsible than democrats for th situation we are in now. host: when the democrats had control, why didn't they raise taxes? guest: i agreed that raising taxes on people making over $250,000 was a good idea. obamantroduced a budget that called for that. by the end of 200010, -- 2010, the tax...
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we are in afghanistan because we were attacked out of afghanistan and the pakistani/afghan border remains an epicenter of terrorism that has the potential not onl to destabilize the entire northeast and southeast asia, but still launch attacks against the united states. so our strategy is not focused on the government of afghanistan. our strategy is how do we defeat al qaeda, how do we prevent insurgent groups from overthrowing the government of afghanistan, and how do we degrade the capabilities of the taliban to the point where the afghan national security forces can sustain them? can sustain their security? now you asked me a very serious question. i'm going to try to give you an answer. it's not one i'm going to do in a sound bite. this has been a very tough fight. as of this morning, we've lost -- since 2001, 1,045 american soldiers, marines, airmen, and sailors. we have at the same time, the afghan national security forces have lost five times that. they are in this fight. and so they believe what they are fighting for is worthwhile. and i think that the consequences of our leaving
we are in afghanistan because we were attacked out of afghanistan and the pakistani/afghan border remains an epicenter of terrorism that has the potential not onl to destabilize the entire northeast and southeast asia, but still launch attacks against the united states. so our strategy is not focused on the government of afghanistan. our strategy is how do we defeat al qaeda, how do we prevent insurgent groups from overthrowing the government of afghanistan, and how do we degrade the...
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i watched a documentary about one of these four bases in afghanistan. -- forward bases in afghanistan. it was a disturbing picture on how exposed our soldiers are. my question is, why should the united states be spending at $50 billion but anything in terms of reconstructing a tribal society with the geography as it is, knowing the history of afghanistan going back thousands of years? guest: i am sure that you know the history of the initial intervention following the september 11, 2001 attacks. at that time, the idea was to help rebuild the nation that had suffered greatly over decades and bring it into the modern era. since then over the past decade, that philosophy has changed. the overall international support for that has ebbed and flowed. but the idea was coming into a certain extent still is, that a strong, stable afghanistan with a functional economy, but that barely literate population is good for its own -- a literate population is good for its own people. host: our guest is missy ryan, spending a number of months stationed in baghdad, also in mexico and central america. she
i watched a documentary about one of these four bases in afghanistan. -- forward bases in afghanistan. it was a disturbing picture on how exposed our soldiers are. my question is, why should the united states be spending at $50 billion but anything in terms of reconstructing a tribal society with the geography as it is, knowing the history of afghanistan going back thousands of years? guest: i am sure that you know the history of the initial intervention following the september 11, 2001...
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they are 60 people of the afghanistan people. you can't beat them into a pulp because they are embedded and ingrained in the majority and there will always be taliban with that majority. it is one of the central flaws in our thinking about that war. it is one thing we didn't begin to understand when we made all of these commitments. host: david joins us from cumberland, rhode island. good morning. caller: good morning, steve. good morning, mr. gelb. two questions. first, to you, steve, a c-span question. i'm curious and i have no problem with it but i'm curious as to why we have to unblock our phone numbers when we call in. the second question is to mr. gelb. i know that you used to write for "new york times." i read some of your stuff. i was just curious, do you consider yourself a good liberal? and what political party are you a member of? thank i and have a good day. guest: well, i have never been a member of a political party say for the two years i worked for senator javits where he did ask his staff to sign up for the repub
they are 60 people of the afghanistan people. you can't beat them into a pulp because they are embedded and ingrained in the majority and there will always be taliban with that majority. it is one of the central flaws in our thinking about that war. it is one thing we didn't begin to understand when we made all of these commitments. host: david joins us from cumberland, rhode island. good morning. caller: good morning, steve. good morning, mr. gelb. two questions. first, to you, steve, a c-span...
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eastern. 22 navy seals were killed over the weekend when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. you can find out the life and training of the navy seals and the seal team that killed osama bin laden tonight on c-span, special operations commander eric olson is interviewed by abc news foreign correspondent martha raddatz. that's tonight at 8:00 eastern. security on new york stock exchange plunged this morning in reaction to the u.s. credit downgrade. shares lost over 200 points within the first minute of the market's opening. follow the trend begun by arab shan markets over the weekend after the u.s. credit rating was lowered on friday. we get details on what the credit rating change means from this morning's "washington journal." /congress. >> "washgton journal" continues. host: robinarding is u.s. economics editor at "the financial times." good morning. guest: good morng. host: you have a story in today's paper looking at the decision of the s&p to downgrade the u.s. credit rating, but there'a complication because the white house has accused it of making a $2 trillion mistake.
eastern. 22 navy seals were killed over the weekend when their helicopter was shot down in afghanistan. you can find out the life and training of the navy seals and the seal team that killed osama bin laden tonight on c-span, special operations commander eric olson is interviewed by abc news foreign correspondent martha raddatz. that's tonight at 8:00 eastern. security on new york stock exchange plunged this morning in reaction to the u.s. credit downgrade. shares lost over 200 points within...
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we have the -- we are still involved in afghanistan and iraq. pakistan is a huge challenge for the united states and could become an expensive operation for us, already is an expensive operation for us. in addition there's opportunities, new opportunities in egypt. we have libya that's emerging. so how will you go ba -- share to us the standards you will use in trying to make priority judgments. we are faced with the possibility of congressional record cuts -- across the board cuts if congress is unable to reduce the deficit further, which could obviously bring in tough decisionmaking challenges to the department of state. >> thank you very much, senator cardin. this is a very many tough question we are beginning the hearing with and i know that for every member you have just come back from recess and talking with your constituents and being back in communities and american families are worried about everything from the floods in their neighborhoods to quite importantly whether they are or loved one also have a job to be able to support their fa
we have the -- we are still involved in afghanistan and iraq. pakistan is a huge challenge for the united states and could become an expensive operation for us, already is an expensive operation for us. in addition there's opportunities, new opportunities in egypt. we have libya that's emerging. so how will you go ba -- share to us the standards you will use in trying to make priority judgments. we are faced with the possibility of congressional record cuts -- across the board cuts if congress...
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what are you hearing from afghanistan? >> i'll make a few comments, then invite general cartwright to comment. there has been some uptick inactivity, but we are still kind of in the middle of the poppy harvest, so i think they're really expecting what ever return to the battlefield and there is by the taliban will be probably some time mooring in may and june -- more in may and june. my own view is that this year is a critical year. we have driven the taliban out of areas they have controlled for years. that includes their heartland. they clearly intend to try to take that back. if we can prevent them this year from retaking the areas that we have taken away from them, and we can continue to expand the security level, i think it is possible that by the city to of this year we will have turned a corner -- i think that by the end of this year it is possible that we will have turned a corner, but that is more months into the future than it is weeks. i think we are all expecting an increase in the level of violence and activit
what are you hearing from afghanistan? >> i'll make a few comments, then invite general cartwright to comment. there has been some uptick inactivity, but we are still kind of in the middle of the poppy harvest, so i think they're really expecting what ever return to the battlefield and there is by the taliban will be probably some time mooring in may and june -- more in may and june. my own view is that this year is a critical year. we have driven the taliban out of areas they have...
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i grew up in afghanistan and lived there for than a decade. i travel to more than 60 countries, many of them primarily of muslim culture. i will not condemn the religious rights of over 1.5 million people. rational people do not deny these events were the results of men who practice what we are told is a particularly warped interpretation of their religions. the confusion being shown by our leaders is undermining the security and frederick of our nation. the message being sent to the military community denies these heinous acts as terrorism. carlist bledsoe was unquestionably a radicalized extremist group of family kept silent for over two years. we will not keep silent again. we are speaking not out of hate, but because our country needs to hear the truth. this administration needs to heed the words of first corinthians 14:8. if in fact a truck makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle -- if a trumpet makes an unclear sound, who will prepare for battle? thank you. >> thank you for your courage for being here today, and thanks to you
i grew up in afghanistan and lived there for than a decade. i travel to more than 60 countries, many of them primarily of muslim culture. i will not condemn the religious rights of over 1.5 million people. rational people do not deny these events were the results of men who practice what we are told is a particularly warped interpretation of their religions. the confusion being shown by our leaders is undermining the security and frederick of our nation. the message being sent to the military...
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says that basically al qaeda is no longer in afghanistan. we're trying to rebuild a country that has resisted outside ok pires for its entire thousands of years. and we've been there ten years. it's long past due that we get our troops out. but there's a bigger problem that i think this country has to face. we have about 00 bases around the world. we police the world. we have a larger military bument now than we did when the soviet union was in existence and we were in the midst of the cold war. we have to find a way to share that with other powers so we can use our resources to rebuild a country in which the basic sin yous of our economy and society are weakening and in trouble from roads to suers to getting fast transit together to moving into the new renewable energies. we have a huge investment agenda here that has to be met and we're going to have to tighten our belt in terms of policing the world and searching for monsters to detroy across the world. >> back to the phones. caller: thank you very much. i have two questions. one, what is
says that basically al qaeda is no longer in afghanistan. we're trying to rebuild a country that has resisted outside ok pires for its entire thousands of years. and we've been there ten years. it's long past due that we get our troops out. but there's a bigger problem that i think this country has to face. we have about 00 bases around the world. we police the world. we have a larger military bument now than we did when the soviet union was in existence and we were in the midst of the cold...
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we want to see afghanistan as a united, independent and sovereign state. we urge all concerned to join the reconciliation process. we also call for a de- escalation and cessation of violence. the road ahead for peace in afghanistan and our region as a whole is full of challenges. the complexity of the situation and the ground dynamics need to be analyzed objectively and carefully. clarity and strategic coherence, especially among afghanistan, united states and pakistan is of utmost importance. it is for this reason that we attach importance to the work of the trilateral core group. we also attach considerable importance to the afghanistan- pakistan joint commission for peace and reconciliation. it is only by charting a clear roadmap that we would be able to bring about necessary operational policy coordination to achieve shared goals and objectives. given the volatility of the situation, it is perhaps understandable that there is a high level of anxiety and emotions. but we must not lose sight of the goals. we must work closely and as responsible partners
we want to see afghanistan as a united, independent and sovereign state. we urge all concerned to join the reconciliation process. we also call for a de- escalation and cessation of violence. the road ahead for peace in afghanistan and our region as a whole is full of challenges. the complexity of the situation and the ground dynamics need to be analyzed objectively and carefully. clarity and strategic coherence, especially among afghanistan, united states and pakistan is of utmost importance....
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why are we in afghanistan. you ask a politician and they say we're there to send a message or we're there to send a signal. the taliban has done nothing to us. al qaeda is not there. could it be that we're just waiting our troops in place until the attack on iran does take place and then our troops are staged on their bord tore go in? host: we'll leave it there. guest: the issue of afghanistan, i find it interesting that when president obama was running his campaign to become president, he obviously made the determination that the war in iraq was a war of choice, the war in afghanistan was the war of necessity. so after many years of the u.s. focusing on iraq he suddenly wanted to go back to afghanistan. it is understood that it's a war that he inherited from the bush administration and the bush administration would argue that they invaded afghanistan in response to what happened on 9/11. and then the people who carried out 9/11 would argue that they did it because of u.s. policy in the middle east. so it's a n
why are we in afghanistan. you ask a politician and they say we're there to send a message or we're there to send a signal. the taliban has done nothing to us. al qaeda is not there. could it be that we're just waiting our troops in place until the attack on iran does take place and then our troops are staged on their bord tore go in? host: we'll leave it there. guest: the issue of afghanistan, i find it interesting that when president obama was running his campaign to become president, he...
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washington monument closed indefinitely because of damage from the earthquake. 800 military trainers had to afghanistan by march. "the washington post" reports the program costs about $6 billion a year. later tonight gov. chris christie from the jersey will address an audience at the reagan library. the lecture will be titled "perspectives on leadership." you can see it live tonight on c-span at 9:00. he is being wooed by several to enter the 2012 me -- campaign. you may have thoughts about him and drew the raised or any of the gop candidates running for president for the first 45 minutes. specifically, we are interested in hearing from republicans on your thoughts. you can focus on them as a whole, you the focus on them specific. but we are interested in your thoughts on the current crop running for the presidency on the gop side. here is how you can call us this morning. a story stemming from herman cain's winning of the straw poll. this is rachel weiner talking about mr. cain. another perspective on the gop field as a whole. from the op-ed pages of "the washington post." eugene robinson start by tal
washington monument closed indefinitely because of damage from the earthquake. 800 military trainers had to afghanistan by march. "the washington post" reports the program costs about $6 billion a year. later tonight gov. chris christie from the jersey will address an audience at the reagan library. the lecture will be titled "perspectives on leadership." you can see it live tonight on c-span at 9:00. he is being wooed by several to enter the 2012 me -- campaign. you may...
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it is building infrastructures of the afghanistan -- infrastructure so that afghanistan can support itself. caller: as a naval academy graduate and navy pilot from vietnam, the captain of the aircraft as the decision as to what altitude they fly at and where -- has the decision as to what ought to do they fly at -- what altitude they fly at and where. that decision is not a to the medic -- not up to the medic. there is an incongruance in his statement -- gee, they do not let us cover the war in then we were fired upon. can you imagine the outcry if the aircraft is shot down with journalists on board? guest: i mean, he is talking about things i did not say. first of all, thank you for your service. one, to address the second point, i am not complaining about the military letting me cover the war. i said the exact opposite. they were incredibly helpful. they helped set up the embed process with the medevac and the 227. they got out of our way and let us cover it. i'm very grateful to the public affairs officials. i said that my freedom of information act requests for the book i am writing we
it is building infrastructures of the afghanistan -- infrastructure so that afghanistan can support itself. caller: as a naval academy graduate and navy pilot from vietnam, the captain of the aircraft as the decision as to what altitude they fly at and where -- has the decision as to what ought to do they fly at -- what altitude they fly at and where. that decision is not a to the medic -- not up to the medic. there is an incongruance in his statement -- gee, they do not let us cover the war in...
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usair hundred thousand shares in afghanistan. we have to leave with economics. as far as the eye can see into the 21st century, we have an asymmetric threat of terrorism. whether it is in the philippines, we have cities in terror that we have to deal with realistically. we need to make sure we have a national security put prem and the defense department that is a poorly focused on the real threat. it is not a land war. it is an asymmetric threat. that means more in the way of intelligence gathering. more and the way of training with those who share the same interests with the united states so that we can do it together. chances are you'll have israel stand up and say economics, counter terror, we get that. we can move forward with you as a friend and ally. chances are you have people like india who will stand up and say economics we can relate to that as well. we have an opportunity to look at the map. in my speech in a moment in our nation's history given the salience of economics and counter-terrorism. it could shore up some new alliances. in conclusion, we ha
usair hundred thousand shares in afghanistan. we have to leave with economics. as far as the eye can see into the 21st century, we have an asymmetric threat of terrorism. whether it is in the philippines, we have cities in terror that we have to deal with realistically. we need to make sure we have a national security put prem and the defense department that is a poorly focused on the real threat. it is not a land war. it is an asymmetric threat. that means more in the way of intelligence...
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he sent a lot of groups to afghanistan. when is he going to bring them back? the couple this week, a couple next week. i call it a pro-american constitutional foreign policy. >> the state of the country today is -- >> in dire straits, because there is a very poor understanding and determination that people want to be free and assume responsibility for themselves. they think too often government can take care of themselves -- care of them. we are in a transition. people realize government is failing. these entitlements might not come forever. we are in the middle of this transition. i think it is healthy and we are making progress. >> how do we bring back jobs? how do we jump-start the economy? >> we have to understand what caused it. if you do not understand that, all this other stuff is mischief. we got into this through too much spending, and especially the distortions caused by easy credit, low interest rates sending the wrong messages. you have to eliminate that. you have to liquidate the debt. you have to eliminate bad investments. that means get rid of i
he sent a lot of groups to afghanistan. when is he going to bring them back? the couple this week, a couple next week. i call it a pro-american constitutional foreign policy. >> the state of the country today is -- >> in dire straits, because there is a very poor understanding and determination that people want to be free and assume responsibility for themselves. they think too often government can take care of themselves -- care of them. we are in a transition. people realize...
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we have intensified activities in afghanistan. we got some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has handled and worked his way through this pretty well. we need to be looking long-term as the united states. we need to strengthen our economy. we need to bring jobs and prosperity back to america because ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rests more on our economy than it does on the men and women in uniform. >> analyst will say that a number of major policy years -- president obama has continued many of the major bush administration policies. if you believe that thesis, i am wondering about how different things would be under a republican administration. essentially, is there a fairly unified foreign policy right now among both parties, or do you see real difference is? >> it is a great question. first, i want to say that the president clearly announced what he was going to do during the campaign. it was not always whatever bush did, but he made it clear that he was going to, unlike p
we have intensified activities in afghanistan. we got some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has handled and worked his way through this pretty well. we need to be looking long-term as the united states. we need to strengthen our economy. we need to bring jobs and prosperity back to america because ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rests more on our economy than it does on the men and women in uniform. >> analyst will say that a number...
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troop requests -- and troop withdrawal from afghanistan. audrey winston of the brookings institution will outline a report on highly skilled immigrants and focus on the national labor relations board with a law professor from george washington university in "washington journal. " is next. ♪ host: last night the republican hopefuls introduce themselves to primary voters. we want to hear from you. for independents, 202-624-0760. for democrats, 202-624-1111. -- we want to hear from republicans only. in the boston globe had a similar headline this morning. the gop debate targeting obama, not mitt romney. "the telegraph" says the seven gop target obama last night. we want to hear from republicans only. what do you want to -- what did you think about last night's debate? republicans only this morning. this is "the miami herald." host: also this morning is "the baltimore sun." "gop hopefuls target obama." host: also says in this story that john huntsman is expected to declare his candidacy soon. we will go to hank in detroit, michigan. what did
troop requests -- and troop withdrawal from afghanistan. audrey winston of the brookings institution will outline a report on highly skilled immigrants and focus on the national labor relations board with a law professor from george washington university in "washington journal. " is next. ♪ host: last night the republican hopefuls introduce themselves to primary voters. we want to hear from you. for independents, 202-624-0760. for democrats, 202-624-1111. -- we want to hear from...
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. >> was the navy still in afghanistan? >> in many places but afghanistan was the place where the event occurred. that was where his four-man team, he was the only one to come off the mountain. i hope you all get a copy of his book, l "one survivor." -- "lone survivor." he really did not want me to do this. >> i read this in "parade" magazine. a hullabaloo was raised the other day because you entered a question relative to president obama and his birth certificate. i heard this on the radio. i went back to"array" to find --"parade" to find as i could not find it. is the editor dumb or maybe this was not a big issue? >> it was not a big issue. i think i have had the dinner with donald trump the night before it was more of a humorous back and forth between donald and he is a funny fellow. i cannot speak for him. he may think the birth certificate is a real issue. i think it is frankly a humorous issue that the media would become so focused on that. i think it's a rather distracted issue. i'm pretty sure people are more intere
. >> was the navy still in afghanistan? >> in many places but afghanistan was the place where the event occurred. that was where his four-man team, he was the only one to come off the mountain. i hope you all get a copy of his book, l "one survivor." -- "lone survivor." he really did not want me to do this. >> i read this in "parade" magazine. a hullabaloo was raised the other day because you entered a question relative to president obama and his...
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given the choice between a destabilized afghanistan or a stable afghanistan that pakistan has no influence in, pakistanis, many of them which use the unstable afghanistan that they have more control over. the united states wants to see a stable afghanistan because they are worried about international terrorism. they did not want to see the regent engage in a proxy civil war -- they do not want to see the region engaged in a proxy civil war. we're not necessarily working at cross purposes but in important ways we are. this is something more significant than a family squabble. i think that they have been upset with a version of afghanistan. they have not liked hamid karzai from the start. they believe he was a relatively weak among leaders inside afghanistan. they did not seem as the true leader inside afghanistan. they believe he was surrounded by members of the former number alliance -- northern alliance. there's indian support and iranian support. they see them as the ones running afghanistan as long as hamid karzai is in place. they have felts hamid karzai dominated afghanistan was not i
given the choice between a destabilized afghanistan or a stable afghanistan that pakistan has no influence in, pakistanis, many of them which use the unstable afghanistan that they have more control over. the united states wants to see a stable afghanistan because they are worried about international terrorism. they did not want to see the regent engage in a proxy civil war -- they do not want to see the region engaged in a proxy civil war. we're not necessarily working at cross purposes but in...
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last week i visited afghanistan to arms forces and had the opportunity to go to helmand province. [inaudible] [inaudible] can the prime minister assured this house today that these requests will be delivered prior to any 2014 withdrawal from afghanistan? >> i think the honorable gentleman is right to speak up on this issue and to repeat what he heard in afghanistan. he's absolute right we need to of the neighboring countries, my national security advisor and other members of my team are in pakistan speaking with the pakistani government even as we speak. in terms of the equipment the citizens and drink into the afghan national army, we now publish a monthly report to this house so that everyone can see the progress we are making with equipping and training the afghan national police and the afghan national army. and despite all the di >> you have been watching "prime minister's questions" from the house of commons. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] you can watch it again on sundays at 9:00 p.m. eastern
last week i visited afghanistan to arms forces and had the opportunity to go to helmand province. [inaudible] [inaudible] can the prime minister assured this house today that these requests will be delivered prior to any 2014 withdrawal from afghanistan? >> i think the honorable gentleman is right to speak up on this issue and to repeat what he heard in afghanistan. he's absolute right we need to of the neighboring countries, my national security advisor and other members of my team are...
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what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set the right atmosphere for transition. host: it includes about $2 billion a week being spent by the united states. where is the money going? guest: any number of things. much of it is being focused on developing the security forces in afghanistan. that is an area for a number of years in our involvement, there was not a lot of resources devoted to it, not a lot of coordination among the international community. we have had to make up for lost time in that area because it will be vital of the transition. numerous developing programs going on, governance issues, try to help grow the rule of law -- so the money is being spent and a host of ways. host
what is the mission in afghanistan? guest: to try to create some semblance of stability that will last not only as a combat operation draws down between now and 2014, but something that will sustain. right now, we have 10,000 troops living by the end of the year and will rise to 33,000 by the end of next fall. they are trying to do a lot in a limited amount of time to try to set the right atmosphere for transition. host: it includes about $2 billion a week being spent by the united states....
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presence in afghanistan to help women in afghanistan and this weekend with u.s. troop's now out of iraq, the impact that has on people in that country. guest: well, he is going to address both of those situations. and the long term strategy for women in both countries is to really strengthen their ability to participate in society. so what that means is education, political participation, strengthening women's organizations in those countries. that for academic women is a long road. i think iraqi women are starting much farther ahead than afghan women. but one of the most important things that we have to keep in mind is that everything that we have done the last ten years we do not want to trade that away in the final peace negotiations with the taliban. that is not an acceptability outcome. host: in a result of all the advances we have made, why are women so often the source of brutality? guest: well, i think it's because they can be. women are -- host: source of the victims of brutality. guest: right. they are the victims because it's not that hard. i mean, men
presence in afghanistan to help women in afghanistan and this weekend with u.s. troop's now out of iraq, the impact that has on people in that country. guest: well, he is going to address both of those situations. and the long term strategy for women in both countries is to really strengthen their ability to participate in society. so what that means is education, political participation, strengthening women's organizations in those countries. that for academic women is a long road. i think...
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iraqesident's decisions in and afghanistan. the president has continued the effort to take on the taliban, to take on al qaeda, and to help ensure that america stays secure. i think our number one responsibility as the federal government is to ensure the safety and security of the american people. i think that making sure in afghanistan that the enemy does not have saved a corral in which to plan attacks on americans here and abroad is the goal. we need to have success of their. so far, the president has done just fine. >> there are those who would say a solid bin laden, anwar al- awlaqi, made him a more effective prosecutor on the war -- of the war on terror than president bush. would you agree? >> if you look to the prosecution of the war effort against the enemy in the tribal areas, there is clearly more been done under president obama than under president bush in terms of a more aggressive effort. >> mr. speaker, this is an ideas forum. last night, steve jobs -- he had a career that was innovative, then he was fired, then h
iraqesident's decisions in and afghanistan. the president has continued the effort to take on the taliban, to take on al qaeda, and to help ensure that america stays secure. i think our number one responsibility as the federal government is to ensure the safety and security of the american people. i think that making sure in afghanistan that the enemy does not have saved a corral in which to plan attacks on americans here and abroad is the goal. we need to have success of their. so far, the...
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the embers are hot in north africa and the middle east and in iraq and afghanistan, north korea, iran, and we are keeping a wary eye on china as well. of course, that is not to mention the continuing threat of stateless terrorism, all the -- or the threat of cyber attacks. but, of course, he's also concerned of the leave and the forces down there and putting pressure on many defense establishment. and these are some of the topics we'll address with admiral mullen, again, welcome and thank you for being here. before we get to the hot news of the day, today's headlines and yesterday'sheadlines, in recognition in like five months or somethi in the end of your terrific military career, i thought i'd start with this question. in your long service and especily in your tenure as in your joint chiefs of staff chairman, what did you see your principal accomplishments and strengths? and on the other side of the coin, what has particularly concerned you about the military operations, its reputations and its country and the world. >> from its accomplishments i guess i'd put at the top of the list
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afghanistan drains countries of their finances. all of our money is going over there just like russia. all of their money went over there. when russia cannot of afghanistan, they were not a strong power anymore. we have to take our troops out of there and stop having all of these little areas. all we need is the cia or a small force to take care of the things we need to take care of over there, the people we're trying to chase. as far as having a big army over there, of course you are going to have this from the fire stuff happening. -- friendly fire stuff happening. the best thing for our nation to do is to bring our soldiers back, put a small force in there, and protect our border. our border is really in trouble right now. bring the soldiers back to protect our border from drugs and illegal stuff coming into our country instead of worrying about that country. they are so far away. there is terrorist activity here that is home grown. they are so far away they do not have the money to come over here and do things. host: i want to
afghanistan drains countries of their finances. all of our money is going over there just like russia. all of their money went over there. when russia cannot of afghanistan, they were not a strong power anymore. we have to take our troops out of there and stop having all of these little areas. all we need is the cia or a small force to take care of the things we need to take care of over there, the people we're trying to chase. as far as having a big army over there, of course you are going to...
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and it is what happened in afghanistan. the downside of this in afghanistan is that as we have increased the foot patrols and put the troops out among the populace, it has made them more vulnerable to the ied's. the heavily armored vehicles that we started in 2007 protect them while they're on the road and while they're on the way to their patrol. but once you're on flood, at -- on foot, the eu are much more vulnerable. the key in all the situations was ultimately understanding that you had to provide security for the populist, and that men getting out and among the populace. >> we have some questions from twitter. >> the first question asks -- obama urged the palestinians to abandon a statehood vote. should the u.s. take a leadership role in multinationals like the u.n. and nato? >> first, i think we certainly have a leadership role in nato. and i think we have one of the leadership roles in the united nations. i would say, on the palestinian vote, yes was sort of the ultimate realist, if you will. -- i am sort of the ulti
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in iraq and afghanistan, d.i.a. has provided the central tools and intelligence for our troops to be able to battle insurgencies and locate high- value targets. all the while, d.i.a. has remained vigilant, never taking its eye off the emerging threats we face, monitoring north korea, ,ran's nuclear ambitions looking at foreign military capabilities in space and cyberspace. the new era for the d.i.a. and our intelligence community's builds upon a very proud traditions of the last 50 years. d.i.a. has established a strong identity as an adaptable and innovative organization. one that always rises to meet the challenges we face. we live, as all of you know, as all american knows, we live in a very uncertain and dangerous world. but we know how vital intelligence efforts are and will continue to be, not only to our war fighter, but our nation's security in the future. following those precarious days in 1962, president kennedy think the intelligence community for their vigilance during the cuban missile crisis. the presi
in iraq and afghanistan, d.i.a. has provided the central tools and intelligence for our troops to be able to battle insurgencies and locate high- value targets. all the while, d.i.a. has remained vigilant, never taking its eye off the emerging threats we face, monitoring north korea, ,ran's nuclear ambitions looking at foreign military capabilities in space and cyberspace. the new era for the d.i.a. and our intelligence community's builds upon a very proud traditions of the last 50 years....
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anyone that a tax afghanistan -- pakistan, afghanistan will be a brother. afghanistan is not going to be dictated by in any way, by any country. u.s., india, afghanistan has its own clean you up on things. -- reviview on thing.s we have historic links. we have cultural links. we have to live together in heaviness. host: the comments of the afghan president' over this weekend. this headline is from "the washington post." "karzai accuses pakistan of supporting terrorists." beginning with these words -- "pakistan has pursued a double game toward afghanistan." karzai and other senior members of his government have become increasingly blunt in their accusations, staking out new positions in the region. saying that peace talks are futile unless it involves the pakistani authority." these latest developments with the afghan leader, saying that afghanistan would side with pakistan. we want to get your comments. for democrats, 202-737-0001. for republicans, 202-737-0002. you can also send us an e-mail. journal@c-span.org. or you can send us a tweet. twitter.com/c-sp
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if i had seen him in iraq or afghanistan, i would have jumped in the car and gone. he had a long. -- he had a long beard and looked like a jihadi. he had an ak-47 taped together. there were bombs going off around us. we were discussing the neighborhood he lived in. he was highly articulate in explaining why he was and what he wanted. they feel gaddafi has suffocated the country for the last four decades. there's nothing known about libya except gaddafi in the west. to them, this is an abomination. they feel he has distorted the country and stifled programs. they want to overthrow the jackal. i cannot say definitively that there are no islamic extremists there. i did see people that fit the visual profile, but you cannot judge by a cover. i cannot speak to the motives of everybody. a large number of ordinary people just want gaddafi out. host: what drives you to do such a dangerous job? guest: looking to the future -- i had been kidnapped three times. i do accept it would be somewhat perverse to go straight back to the front lines. i think it would be tempting fate i
if i had seen him in iraq or afghanistan, i would have jumped in the car and gone. he had a long. -- he had a long beard and looked like a jihadi. he had an ak-47 taped together. there were bombs going off around us. we were discussing the neighborhood he lived in. he was highly articulate in explaining why he was and what he wanted. they feel gaddafi has suffocated the country for the last four decades. there's nothing known about libya except gaddafi in the west. to them, this is an...
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in afghanistan, everyone is looking to see the decision. there will be an announcement of some sort. host: he is having one dinner up in manhattan will take a position on the gay marriage issue? guest: there will be a lot of pressure to do that. ask,mpression on "don't don't tell", but there is still set us -- dissatisfaction because that policy has not taken place on the ground. that is still in place and the repeal is not complete. but the next front is the gay marriage is you. i think you will take a lot of questions about that. host: kasie hunt, what is your week like? week like? guest: one candidate is announcing and florida where ronald reagan made his first speech of the general election. standing in front of the statue of liberty. if you look at those photos, it helps you understand who reagan was and why he became the commander that he did huntsman is taking a leaf out of that book. he is doing a tour of early states. is going to new hampshire and in south carolina and florida. we will be with him for that. host: our republican act
in afghanistan, everyone is looking to see the decision. there will be an announcement of some sort. host: he is having one dinner up in manhattan will take a position on the gay marriage issue? guest: there will be a lot of pressure to do that. ask,mpression on "don't don't tell", but there is still set us -- dissatisfaction because that policy has not taken place on the ground. that is still in place and the repeal is not complete. but the next front is the gay marriage is you. i...
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germans have fewer than 5000 troops in afghanistan. they have rules of engagement that are very restrictive. i would ask you to look at and perhaps work with the incoming secretary. determine if it is in our best interests to have the place is ready at forklift or vct. is it in our best interest to keep three of them there rather than two plo which had been the previous decision. certainly, i support having joint efforts and working with our partners. but you yourself have said that our partners are not stepping up to the plate as they should. and i agree with you. i would ask if in your last few weeks you could work with the secretary to determine if it is in our best interest, the lack of effort made by the germans and in our nato alliance. with the preparation that has already been made by ask that you would one more time. mr. secretary, i still have time. if you are not going to answer that question, i would ask if you could elaborate on your view of nato. you said that some is better than none. is there something that you could do
germans have fewer than 5000 troops in afghanistan. they have rules of engagement that are very restrictive. i would ask you to look at and perhaps work with the incoming secretary. determine if it is in our best interests to have the place is ready at forklift or vct. is it in our best interest to keep three of them there rather than two plo which had been the previous decision. certainly, i support having joint efforts and working with our partners. but you yourself have said that our...
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if there is anything we learned, koran and afghanistan, -- iran and afghanistan, once you get in a conflict, it is difficult to extricate. when you go, you need to go and get the job done right. you need to go to win. and then, secure peace, and get out. now, we are deeply involved in i oppose that effort in uganda, as well. afghanistan. iraq is kicking us out by the end of the year. the problem is iran is working in the wings. to have dominance in the iraqi region. it is a mess. it is a mess. it is a real mess. the best thing that we can do is to keep ourselves secure and safe here and build ourselves up. i believe that we need to stand on our own two feet. we have been paying for their defense for far too long. they need to stand on their own two feet. we have to take care of the problems we have here right now. >> thank you for not dodging the question. >> yes. >> the priority i always try to sell, i have tried to visit with everybody, if you are willing to send somebody else's sons and daughters to iraq, are you willing to send your own? is it important enough for you to die for? do you
if there is anything we learned, koran and afghanistan, -- iran and afghanistan, once you get in a conflict, it is difficult to extricate. when you go, you need to go and get the job done right. you need to go to win. and then, secure peace, and get out. now, we are deeply involved in i oppose that effort in uganda, as well. afghanistan. iraq is kicking us out by the end of the year. the problem is iran is working in the wings. to have dominance in the iraqi region. it is a mess. it is a mess....
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in afghanistan, they have been there twice in the last month. it has become a critical part of the world. we have the presidential elections. in the new post poll, 37% of americans expect president obama to win reelection in november 2012. republicans believe whoever will be the president and a dwindling majority of democrats expect them to prevail. winning the pole, michele bachman has returned to single digits. we have witnessed the governor of texas rick perry going from non-candidates to front runner status. key and michele bock and seem on michele-- hea and bachmann seems on a race. meanwhile, an announcement is expected during this program on governor chris christie and his intentions. it is not unplausibles that they could lose the senate. i would like to welcome governor haley barbour. [applause] >> he is trying to help me. he is taking my speech. give me that. thank you. thank you for doing this. thank you for coming. it is funny. i see so many people i've known for a long time. it makes me think back to my lessons in in politics i have
in afghanistan, they have been there twice in the last month. it has become a critical part of the world. we have the presidential elections. in the new post poll, 37% of americans expect president obama to win reelection in november 2012. republicans believe whoever will be the president and a dwindling majority of democrats expect them to prevail. winning the pole, michele bachman has returned to single digits. we have witnessed the governor of texas rick perry going from non-candidates to...
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get out of these wars in afghanistan and iraq. if if the economy is slowing to stay stagnant, it might regress. it needs to charge up with a lithium in afghanistan and the opium. lithium can be used to make lithium batteries to start a new electrical and battery power plant. these things need to be manufactured in the united states. i have a whole lot more ideas. host: republican line, bradford. caller: i am sorry that mike allen was not there. i m and 85-year-old republican. i am still a capitalist. we do not have an industrial policy. without an industrial policy, you do not realize the problems. i will give you an example. i meet with my friends. we are all pretty old. my problem is, do you think that $10,000 per year in health- care for those chinese that they employ, do you think they would be in china? i invested in companies and i could tell you truthfully, they are overseas. the one big investment we made in the united states just announced it was folding. it was in the finger lakes area. we went to canada all along the 20
get out of these wars in afghanistan and iraq. if if the economy is slowing to stay stagnant, it might regress. it needs to charge up with a lithium in afghanistan and the opium. lithium can be used to make lithium batteries to start a new electrical and battery power plant. these things need to be manufactured in the united states. i have a whole lot more ideas. host: republican line, bradford. caller: i am sorry that mike allen was not there. i m and 85-year-old republican. i am still a...
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in afghanistan. what is the president of the united states doing? ladies and gentlemen, they are developing a nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver it. what is the president of the united states do end? >> playing golf in hawaii. >> he is afraid that if we upset iran it will hurt oil production and hurt the economy. that me assure you, mr. president, iran with a nuclear weapon will hurt the economy a lot more. he is helping iran will not develop a nuclear weapon between now and november. he is afraid to do anything that will hurt his reelection chances. he is hoping that iran is unable to get a nuclear weapons so he can get elected. this is the sadness that i feel deep inside for our country, that we have a leader that does not have the courage to protect our country, does not have the courage to do what he says he wants to do, which is stop them from getting a nuclear weapon. he is frozen for his own political gain. if you want to protect your daughter and protect men and women in this country and
in afghanistan. what is the president of the united states doing? ladies and gentlemen, they are developing a nuclear weapons and missiles to deliver it. what is the president of the united states do end? >> playing golf in hawaii. >> he is afraid that if we upset iran it will hurt oil production and hurt the economy. that me assure you, mr. president, iran with a nuclear weapon will hurt the economy a lot more. he is helping iran will not develop a nuclear weapon between now and...
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specifically with regard to afghanistan? >> the strategy for afghanistan does include a strategy for pakistan, and we look at pakistan and realize they were sustaining for the last decade, at least six or seven years, he was in one of the major military cities. you have to assume large elements of pakistan are active, and i thin you got to back up and say this is part of why i'm for an american energy strategy. you have to be able to take risks in the region that the world's oil supply don't currently allow you to take because the disallocation would be so extraordinary. look at the iranians, the saw -- saudis. we tolerate it because we're afraid to make them mad at us because of energy. >> how do you go after that? first build up -- >> [inaudible] i would say we're going to keep them not gist to be indepdent, but have a surplus of energy to sell into the world market so you're not frightened so there's two problems. you got, you know, the iranians on one side, the saudis on the other. >> don't like each other? >> that makes
specifically with regard to afghanistan? >> the strategy for afghanistan does include a strategy for pakistan, and we look at pakistan and realize they were sustaining for the last decade, at least six or seven years, he was in one of the major military cities. you have to assume large elements of pakistan are active, and i thin you got to back up and say this is part of why i'm for an american energy strategy. you have to be able to take risks in the region that the world's oil supply...
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they are operating throughout afghanistan. essentially down in the southwest corner, it was my privilege in 2010 to be the commanding general down there and lead the marines and our allied forces. our entire coalition is fighting in that part of the country. the marines down there are doing everything from a close combat y, to the westemy i near the border, but more importantly, the they are doing an awful lot of counterinsurgency operations, involving things like ensuring schools are up and running, and area or the country is important to the pashtuns who live there. we are helping the local government develop and expand influence. most important is our effort to train the afghan security forces, both of the police and army. we have mobile training teams that are out, looking at the very lowest levels. we also have training teams at the camps that involve training recruits -- the afghanistan army and the local police. we are operating across the entire spectrum. there has been significant success in the southwest. it is an ar
they are operating throughout afghanistan. essentially down in the southwest corner, it was my privilege in 2010 to be the commanding general down there and lead the marines and our allied forces. our entire coalition is fighting in that part of the country. the marines down there are doing everything from a close combat y, to the westemy i near the border, but more importantly, the they are doing an awful lot of counterinsurgency operations, involving things like ensuring schools are up and...
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the latest report is that we may be in afghanistan through 2024, at the request of the afghanistan government. this will cost us hundreds of billions, perhaps even trillions more. doesn't it make more sense for our troops to come home at the request of, for the benefit of, our people? i led opposition in this congress to the war in iraq. nine years ago, i warned this congress that there was no reason to go to war against iraq. i was asked at the time, whose side are you own, america's or the murderous dictator saddam hussein's? opposing that intervention was seen by some as coddling a murderous dictator. no matter that hussein had opposed al qaeda, no matter there was a no proof that iraq had anything to do with 9/11 or al qaeda's role in 9/11. no matter that iraq did not have the intention or capability of attacking the united states and no one had been able to show that iraq had weapons of mass destruction. i wasn't for saddam hussein. i was for the truth. and for peace. america pursued war anyway. america put the lives of its sons and daughters on the line. america will spend over $3 trill
the latest report is that we may be in afghanistan through 2024, at the request of the afghanistan government. this will cost us hundreds of billions, perhaps even trillions more. doesn't it make more sense for our troops to come home at the request of, for the benefit of, our people? i led opposition in this congress to the war in iraq. nine years ago, i warned this congress that there was no reason to go to war against iraq. i was asked at the time, whose side are you own, america's or the...
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we went as far east as paris, france, and and as far west as afghanistan, where they had events. everybody came together for a common message. you have gone too far, let's get back to creating jobs. we are now talking about the very things that you say. where do we go with this? bringing people into washington, d.c., is sometimes very exciting. bring people into columbus, is sometimes very, very exciting. we're working on the various states and having everybody come together. we are one. for the first time, in recent history, the labor union surely is one with the law of our allies. nothing is specifically plant. but i can promise you that they are being fought about and work towards. -- thought about and worked towards. >> i would like to direct this question to my combat tree its from michigan first grade when we look at the north american company -- to my compatriots from michigan first. it is not just the united states problem. what should be our approach to our workers across the river into canada, workers in mexico? what should be our relation to the international labor org
we went as far east as paris, france, and and as far west as afghanistan, where they had events. everybody came together for a common message. you have gone too far, let's get back to creating jobs. we are now talking about the very things that you say. where do we go with this? bringing people into washington, d.c., is sometimes very exciting. bring people into columbus, is sometimes very, very exciting. we're working on the various states and having everybody come together. we are one. for...
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what are we doing in afghanistan? >> i think we are fighting the wrong kind of war at this particular point in time. having been there on multiple occasions, having had a numr of conversations with young men who are under my command until they are loaned to the federal government to go and sve, that the change of rules of engagement -- i think this is a special opetions type of war, particularly as our technology advances so quickly. ibeing able to find osama bin laden, to find gaddafi, to find all of these individuals, they were not found because we have huge massive numbers of troops on the ground. we need to be able to train the afghan forces so they have the ability to protect and defend their country, and there is some time line out there to bring our troops home and transition that country's protecti over to the afghan security forces. i don't know when that is. even if we did, we would not be having that conversation in public. i think the president has made a huge. -- think the president has made a huge error,
what are we doing in afghanistan? >> i think we are fighting the wrong kind of war at this particular point in time. having been there on multiple occasions, having had a numr of conversations with young men who are under my command until they are loaned to the federal government to go and sve, that the change of rules of engagement -- i think this is a special opetions type of war, particularly as our technology advances so quickly. ibeing able to find osama bin laden, to find gaddafi,...